...Chapter 7...
‘Slam! Tap-tap’, some broken fragments fell down out of the blue and a figure emerged from behind.
‘Cough-cough!’
No way! No way! No way! How? Why?
Urgh! I don’t know if it’s my bad luck or his?
“Wh-Who? Wha-What is h-happening?”, asked the little boy, the one I came here for. He emerged from the settling dust coughing, his eyes red with a panicked look. His body shrivelled in horror as he witnessed the destruction all around.
Why now of all times! Now that he disturbed these two people's business, he in grave danger. I need to find a way out for the both of us—
“Tch– a fly. Annoying”, said the middle aged man.
‘Swish’ before I could comprehend the situation, an ice shard was sent flying.
Fear surrounded me in that moment. It felt like my stomach fell and helplessness grasped me. It flew so fast that I was sure I couldn’t stop it even if I wanted to.
But still.
Still I tried to remember the words. Words of power.
In those utter chaos within me, I tried to remain calm and tried to recall the words.
What was the word for conjuring a shield?
What was it?
Um? Remember. I need to remember.
I saw the shard approaching at a fast pace but felt helpless.
Aaah! What was it__!
‘…ion…‘
Suddenly I heard some muffled whispers.
They were so soft that any other person would have missed them. But my desperate need caught them.
“D__”, as soon as I was about to say it the shard approached the boy.
My legs went loose and words got choked down my throat, fear engulfed me. At that moment the pain and sorrow of loosing someone right before my eyes, unable to save them came unto me. The feeling of anguish towards my own self welled inside me. I shut my eyes expecting the worst but suddenly!
‘Shatter!’
The shard fell to crumbles.
The hermit retracted his mana barrier.
The boy trembled with teary eyes breathing heavily while I ....
‘Huff…’
‘Huff…’ I tried to catch my breath.
Ah...safe…
He’s safe! Thank the goddess.
“Don’t you think you are biting off more than you can chew?” the man crossed his arms.
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